Posts Tagged: UNRWA
The IDF’s UNRWA Nightmare: Hundreds of Thousands Rioting on Gaza Border
Despite the support voiced by many Israeli politicians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first among them, for the US decision on Friday to cut all funding...
Why Are Palestinian Refugees Different From All Other Refugees?
Why indeed? News reports suggest that the US administration is considering a historic decision to redefine who is and is not a Palestinian “refugee.” I hope...
Jordan to Lead Fundraising for UN Palestinian Agency After US Cuts
Jordan said on Thursday it would lead a campaign to raise funds for the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, to help it survive after...
Is a Historic Decision on UNRWA Imminent?
The next few weeks could be remembered in the annals of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as historic. The US administration is due to decide at the...
Hamas Ministry Says UNRWA Only Provides Health Coverage for 5% of Population — But 67% Are ‘Refugees’
On Monday, the Gaza Ministry of Health warned that hospitals and medical clinics in Gaza were in danger of closing due to a lack of...
UNRWA Is Not the Solution
JNS.org - It seems that quite a few officials at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv are concerned by reports that the United States plans to cut funding...
Why UNRWA’s Funding Should Be Cut
The Trump administration’s decision to slash annual funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) by half has drawn special attention to the...
Trump Cuts More Than $200 Million in US Aid to Palestinians
The United States is cutting more than $200 million in aid to the Palestinians, the State Department said on Friday, amid a deteriorating relationship with...
Report: Trump Administration to Take Palestinian ‘Right of Return’ Off the Table
The Trump administration is prepared to announce a new policy that effectively cancels the so-called "right of return" for Palestinian refugees. According to Israel's Channel 2,...
Palestinian Op-Ed Accurately Explains How UNRWA Turned From Humanitarian to Political
Ma'an published an op-ed by Ali Hweidi, a writer and researcher on Palestinian affairs from Lebanon, about the threat of closing down UNRWA. He begins by...
UN Agency Says Schools for Palestinian Refugees to Open on Time Despite US Cut
Schools teaching half a million Palestinian refugees will reopen across the Middle East as planned later this month, a UN agency said on Thursday, despite...
Leading US Jewish Groups: Kushner’s Push to Reform UNRWA ‘Long Overdue’
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner’s push to reform the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) is a welcome development, a number of...
Foreign Policy and The Washington Post Whitewash UNRWA’s Misdeeds
“I worry,” Walter Cronkite once said, “that we’re not getting enough of the news to make us informed citizens.” Looking at recent coverage of the...
Return of the Refugee Crisis
JNS.org – Thanks to a decision by the administration of US President Donald Trump, an international agency tasked with caring for refugees is facing budget...
